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Perry council grants home-based fitness exception, hears resident worries over city rezoning
Summary
Council approved a special exception for a home-based fitness business at 42 Willow Moss Way and held public hearings on a city-initiated rezoning of several city-owned parcels and a downtown zoning text amendment; a resident voiced traffic and egress concerns about the rezoning.
PERRY, Ga. — The Perry City Council on Nov. 4 approved a special exception allowing one-on-one fitness instruction as a residential business at 42 Willow Moss Way and held public hearings on a city-initiated rezoning and a proposed downtown zoning text amendment.
Miss Carson presented the special exception request (SUS0155-2025) for applicant Crystal R. Baitman, who proposes to offer one-on-one fitness coaching focused on senior residents. Carson told the council the house is in the Mossy Meadow subdivision near Mossy Creek Middle School, planning recommended approval and staff reported no surrounding resident feedback. The council later approved the special exception by unanimous vote.
During the public hearing on a separate, city-initiated rezoning (RZNe01712025), Miss Carson said the review began when the new Creekwood Park entrance sign was found to exceed allowances in the current Neighborhood Mixed Use zoning and that rezoning to GU (government use) would correct the compliance issue. The rezoning request covers parcels including 808 Carol Street, several lots on Hston Lake Road, and 531 General Courtney Hodes Boulevard. Peggy Davis of 1030 King Circle spoke in opposition, telling the council she fears that GU designation could lead to future uses that would worsen neighborhood egress and traffic on James Street and House and Lake Road: “with it being government use now and depending on what you put on that property, it's just going to make it harder for us to get off of our neighborhood,” she said.
Separately, Community Development Director Joe Duffy presented a text amendment (text 0172-2025) proposed for the downtown C3 district to allow four categories by special exception — college or university, outdoor entertainment, convention and exhibition facility, and artisan production establishments — intended to give the city a review mechanism should such proposals arise. Duffy and others clarified none of these categories currently have pending applications and the amendment explicitly does not permit data centers.
What happened next: the rezoning ordinance was presented for first reading (no action required at first reading) and the text amendment also proceeded as a first reading. The special exception for the home-based fitness business was approved at the meeting. No formal continuations, conditions, or variances beyond standard special-exception controls were recorded.
